HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Nonstop Bladesystem with XP High-Availability Configurations Using Clims; Nonstop Server Configuration Rules; Supported I;O Modules for XP Connectivity with Specific Nonstop Systems

Table 93 NonStop BladeSystem with XP high-availability configurations using CLIMs (HP Integrity NonStop
NB50000c BladeSystem only)
Maximum availability config-
uration minimum/recommen-
ded
SAN configuration minim-
um/recommended
Direct host attach configura-
tion minimum/recommendedNonStop server support
2/42/20/0Number of Fibre Channel SAN
fabrics
1/21/11/1Number of XP storage systems
2/42/42/4Number of CLIMs per Integrity
NonStop BladeSystem
2/21/21/2Number of dual-port Fibre
Channel HBAs per CLIM
Table 94 describes supported I/O modules for XP connectivity with specific NonStop systems.
Table 94 Supported I/O modules for XP connectivity with specific NonStop systems
VIO enclosure
IOAME
nl
with FCSAs installedCLIM enclosureNonStop servers
NoYesYesNonStop BladeSystems
NoYesNo
NS16000, NS16200
After December 2006
NS14000 and NS14200
Before December 2006
NS14000 only
No
NS14000, NS14200
After December 2006
NS1000 and NS1200
Before December 2006
NS1000 only
No
NS1000, NS1200
Table 95 describes storage system configuration rules for NonStop servers.
Table 95 NonStop server configuration rules
Description
Rule
nl
number
Requires a minimum of one XP storage system for storage connectivity.1
Requires a minimum of one IOAME on the server. For the NS1000, NS1200, NS14000, and
NS14200 servers using VIO, two VIO enclosures are used instead of the IOAME. For BladeSystems
using CLIMs, two CLIMs are used instead of the IOAME.
2
Requires a minimum of two FCSAs in an IOAME, as shown in Figure 55, Figure 58, Figure 61,
and Figure 64. Each FCSA has two Fibre Channel ports.
3
Servers using VIO require one embedded 4-port Fibre Channel PIC per VIO enclosure (total of
two PICs per server) for basic connectivity, as shown in Figure 56 and Figure 59. Logical and
physical redundancy of the storage system, as shown in Figure 62 and Figure 65, requires the
addition of one expansion 4-port Fibre Channel PIC per VIO enclosure (total of two expansion
PICs per server).
For optimal I/O performance, use a separate I/O path for each logical disk volumes.
4
Heterogeneous server rules200